Read the excerpt from “The Treasure of Lemon Brown.”The dark sky, filled with angry, swirling clouds, reflected Greg Ridley’s mood as he sat on the stoop of his building. His father’s voice came to him again, first reading the letter the principal had sent to the house, then lecturing endlessly about his poor efforts in math.“I had to leave school when I was thirteen,” his father had said, “that’s a year younger than you are now. If I’d had half the chances you have, I’d . . .”Greg sat in the small, pale green kitchen listening, knowing the lecture would end with his father saying he couldn’t play ball with the Scorpions.A student wants to include information from this excerpt in an essay about how Greg Ridley changes from the beginning of the story to the end. Which paraphrased text best addresses the main points in this excerpt?
Read this excerpt from "A Fable.”The donkey had not said anything as yet; he now began to throw doubts. He said there had never been anything as beautiful as this before, and probably wasn't now. He said that when it took a whole basketful of sesquipedalian adjectives to whoop up a thing of beauty, it was time for suspicion.It was easy to see that these doubts were having an effect upon the animals, so the cat went off offended. The subject was dropped for a couple of days, but in the meantime curiosity was taking a fresh start, and there was a revival of interest perceptible.
Read the excerpt from “How I Learned English.”Ron O’Neill, Jim, Dennis, were talking it upIn the field, a blue sky above themTipped with cirrus.And there I was,Just off the plane and plopped in the middleOf Williamsport, Pa. and a neighborhood game,Unnatural and without any moves,My notions of baseball and AmericaGrowing fuzzier each time I whiffed.The first-person point of view in this excerpt helps readers understand
Which statement best describes the main conflict in "Thank You, Ma’am"?
Read this sentence.Joe’s doctor said exercise would help him feel well.Which word is the most powerful synonym for the underlined word?
Which statement best reflects the author’s viewpoint in “Pakistan’s Malala”?
Read the sentences from a student’s essay about “The Treasure of Lemon Brown.”Greg’s father sat endlessly lecturing to him on Greg’s need to improve his grades. Greg had his mind on other things.
Read the paragraph.Joggers should be banned from using the bike lanes in Prospect Park. Within the last month, there have been two accidents caused by joggers using the bike lanes. Instead, joggers can take advantage of the many wheel-free paths throughout the park that are only accessible to pedestrians.
Read this excerpt from Memoirs of the Year 1793 by Charles Brockden Brown, another story related to the yellow fever outbreak.He leaned his head against the wall; his eyes were shut, his hands clasped in each other, and his body seemed to be sustained in an upright position merely by the cellar-door against which he rested his left shoulder. The lethargy into which he was sunk seemed scarcely interrupted by my feeling his hand and his forehead. His throbbing temples and burning skin indicated a fever . . . .There was only one circumstance that hindered me from forming an immediate determination in what manner this person should be treated. My family consisted of my wife and a young child. Our servant-maid had been seized, three days before, by the reigning malady, and, at her own request, had been conveyed to the hospital. We ourselves enjoyed good health, and were hopeful of escaping with our lives. Our measures for this end had been cautiously taken and carefully adhered to. They did not consist in avoiding the receptacles of infection, for my office required me to go daily into the midst of them; nor in filling the house with the exhalations of gunpowder, vinegar, or tar. They consisted in cleanliness, reasonable exercise, and wholesome diet. Who is the story’s first-person narrator?
What is the purpose of this PSA?
Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”Time passed and both Aunty Misery and her tree grew bent and gnarled with age. One day another traveler stopped at her door. This one looked untrustworthy to her, so before letting him into her home the old woman asked him what he was doing in her village. He answered her in a voice that was dry and hoarse, as if he had swallowed a desert. "I am Death, and I have come to take you with me."Which element of an allegory is found in this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.42. MED. SHOT – THE PORCH 42.As the first of the mob reaches the bottom steps. The screen door opens and Goodman comes out, a man in his early forties who first greets them smiling and then letting the smile fade as he sees the faces.Based on the stage direction, what should the reader visualize in shot 42?
The climax of "Thank You, Ma’am" occurs when:
In Gentleman of Río en Medio, the reader’s understanding of Don Anselmo is formed by
Which plot element is repeated in "The Land of Laughter”?
The first-person point of view in "How I Learned English” helps readers
Which title is capitalized correctly?
Don Anselmo’s actions in Gentleman of Río en Medio show that
Which quotation is correctly punctuated and formatted?
Keesha wants to write an essay about a breed of dog called the Labrador retriever. What is the first thing she should do before beginning to write her essay?
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